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Tomato Preserves

Ingredient Amount Calories
Lemon juice 48g 11kcal
Tomatoes 908g 163kcal
White sugar 454g 1748kcal
Lemon peel 6g 3kcal

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Recipe Instructions:

2 lbs tomatoes
1 lb. sugar
1 juice of lemon
1 lemon peel cut into pieces 1/4" x 1/2"

Directions
Quarter ripe tomatoes and place in big dutch oven. Add sugar, lemon juice and lemon peel. Stir and cover. Cook over low heat for 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
Uncover and cook for anther hour and a half over very low heat, stirring frequently until volume is reduced by half. When preserves are a deep red color and thick, turn off heat and let cool.
Strain through a food mill to remove skins. Store in glass Mason jars and freeze.

Nutrition Facts
Portion Size 1416 g | ml
Amount Per Portion 1925
8053
kcal
kilojoules
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 3.4g 4%
Saturated Fat 0.3g 1%
Sodium 51mg 2%
Total Carbohydrate 492g 179%
Dietary Fiber 12g 42%
Sugar 478g
Protein 8.4g 17%
Vitamin D 0mcg 0%
Calcium 106mg 8%
Iron 2.8mg 15%
Potassium 2220mg 47%
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contribute to a daily diet. 2000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
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Vitamins
Nutrient Amount DV
Vitamin A 381.54 mcg 42%
Thiamin [B1] 0.351 mg 29%
Riboflavin [B2] 0.271 mg 21%
Niacin [B3] 5.461 mg 34%
Pantothenic acid [B5] 0.89 mg 18%
Vitamin B6 0.759 mg 45%
Cobalamin [B12] 0 mcg 0%
Floate [B9] 146.58 mcg 0%
Vitamin C 150.712 mg 167%
Vitamin D 0 mcg 0%
Vitamin E 4.99 mg 33%
Vitamin K 71.732 mcg 60%
Betaine 0 mg 0%
Choline 63.794 mg 12%
Carbohydrates
Nutrient Amount DV
Total carbohydrate 491.8 g 179%
Sugars 477.5 g 955%
Dietary fiber 11.7 g 42%
Carbohydrate 490.8 g 0%
Net carbs 14.3g
Aminoacids
Nutrient Amount DV
Alanine 0.245 g 0%
Arginine 0.191 g 0%
Aspartic acid 1.226 g 0%
Cysteine 0.082 g 0%
Glutamic acid 3.913 g 0%
Glycine 0.173 g 0%
Histidine 0.127 g 0%
Isoleucine 0.163 g 0%
Leucine 0.227 g 0%
Lysine 0.245 g 0%
Methionine 0.054 g 0%
Phenylalanine 0.245 g 0%
Proline 0.136 g 0%
Serine 0.236 g 0%
Threonine 0.245 g 0%
Tryptophan 0.054 g 0%
Tyrosine 0.127 g 0%
Valine 0.163 g 0%
Minerals
Nutrient Amount DV
Calcium 106.26 mg 8%
Copper 0.61 mg 67%
Fluoride 20.88 mcg 0%
Iron 2.77 mg 15%
Magnesium 103.66 mg 25%
Manganese 1.04 mg 45%
Phosphorus 222.48 mg 18%
Potassium 2220.08 mg 47%
Selenium 2.81 mcg 5%
Sodium 50.78 mg 2%
Zinc 1.63 mg 15%
Other
Nutrient Amount DV
Water 907.356 g 0%
Ash 9.217 g 0%